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Character costume unlocks

These costume unlocks are for the pre-made characters. Complete the song specific challenge to unlock them.

  • Complete challenge for Medicate
    Axel Steel's Battle Scar outfit
  • Complete challenge for Send a Little Love Token
    Axel Steel's Hog Wild outfit
  • Complete challenge for Sympathy for the Devil
    Axel Steel's Shoulder Blades outfit
  • Complete challenge for Superstition
    Casey Lynch's Flying Trapeze outfit
  • Complete challenge for So Lonely
    Casey Lynch's Monochrome Maiden outfit
  • Complete challenge for In My Place
    Casey Lynch's Sharpshooter outfit
  • Complete challenge for Sneak Out
    Clive Winston's Deer Scout outfit
  • Complete challenge for Blue Orchid
    Clive Winston's Persuader outfit
  • Complete challenge for Shout It Out Loud
    Clive Winston's Sugar Daddy outfit
  • Complete challenge for Gamma Ray
    Eddie Knox's Casual Wednesday outfit
  • Complete challenge for Make It wit Chu
    Eddie Knox's Crusier outfit
  • Complete challenge for Six Days a Week
    Eddie Knox's Suede Spade outfit
  • Complete challenge for Feel Good Inc.
    Izzy Sparks's Impresario outfit
  • Complete challenge for Scatterbrain
    Izzy Sparks's Sideshow outfit
  • Complete challenge for Jailbreak
    Izzy Sparks's Stiki outfit
  • Complete challenge for Judith
    Johnny Napalm's 1976 outfit
  • Complete challenge for Looks That Kill
    Johnny Napalm's Generation Zzyzx outfit
  • Complete challenge for Fame
    Johnny Napalm's Suburban Snot outfit
  • Complete challenge for Gratitude
    Judy Nails's Big Knee Pin outfit
  • Complete challenge for Runnin' Down a Dream
    Judy Nails's Mall Chic outfit
  • Complete challenge for You Give Love a Bad Name
    Judy Nails's The Riot Starts Here outfit
  • Complete challenge for All Along the Watchtower
    Lars Umlaut's Grendel outfit
  • Complete challenge for In the Meantime
    Lars Umlaut's Soldier of Farce outfit
  • Complete challenge for We're an American Band
    Lars Umlaut's Valhalla outfit
  • Complete challenge for Steady, As She Goes
    Pandora's Gretel outfit
  • Complete challenge for Back Round
    Pandora's State of Fluxus outfit
  • Complete challenge for L.A.
    Pandora's Strapped outfit
Feature Unlocks

These features are unlocked by doing the corresponding challenge in career mode. You must be on Easy for all vocal challenges, instrument challenges may require a higher difficulty to meet the conditions noted.

  • As drummer, hit 200 non-cymbal notes on "Mirror People" (in Angel's Crypt venue, fills don't count)
    Cheat: Auto-kick (all kick bass notes are autoplayed)
  • As a drummer, hit 265 tom notes on "Brianstorm" (in The Golden Gate venue)
    Extra: Focus Mode (blacks out background)
  • as a vocalist, get Excellent on 75 consecutive phrases in the rap song "Bring The Noise 20XX" (in Neon Oasis venue)
    Extra: Hud-Free Mode (removes rock meter, star power guage, score display)
  • With two players, get a band multipler for 42 seconds on "Bleed American" (in The Aqueduct venue)
    Extra: Performance Mode (removes track and hud)
  • As guitarist, 4X multiplier for 50sec on "Play That Funky Music" (in Sideshow venue)
    Quickplay Venue "Wormhole" (required for The Grand Tour)
Special Guest Character Unlocks

Below are some of the unlockable special guest characters and how to unlock them.

  • Complete the song "No One To Depend On (Live)" on any difficulty, any instrument
    Carlos Santana
  • Complete the song "Ring of Fire" on any difficulty, any instrument
    Johnny Cash
  • Complete the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on any difficulty, any instrument
    Kurt Cobain
  • Complete the song "Plug in Baby" on any instrument on any difficulty
    Matt Bellamy
  • Complete the song "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" on any difficulty, any instrument
    Shirley Manson
Trophies

Complete each requirement to receive the Trophies. There are 37 Bronze Trophies, 11 Silver Trophies, 1 Gold Trophy, and 1 Platinum Trophy.

  • Earn all of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Trophies in Guitar Hero 5
    Platinum Trophy (Platinum)
  • Complete a song with an average individual multiplier above 4x
    Above And Beyond (Bronze)
  • Play a song with 4 Bass Guitarists
    All Four Bass Are Belong to Us (Bronze)
  • Play a song with 4 Vocalists
    Barbershop (Bronze)
  • Complete 100 songs in Quickplay
    Box Set (Bronze)
  • Complete 5 band challenges at Gold or better
    Challenge of the Supergroup (Bronze)
  • 5 Star 'Ex-Girlfriend', 'Send A Little Love Token' and 'Only Happy When It Rains' as a Vocalist
    Chanteuse (Bronze)
  • Achieve a maxed out band multiplier as a standard band
    Crank It Up To 11 (Silver)
  • Fill your Rock Meter all the way
    Crowd Pleaser (Bronze)
  • Play a song with 4 Drummers
    Drumline (Bronze)
  • Read 5 Tooltips in GHMix
    Explore the Studio Space (Bronze)
  • Play 10 4-Player RockFest Mode games of any type
    Fest Quartet Quest (Bronze)
  • Complete 50 of the challenges at Diamond
    Going Diamond (Silver)
  • Complete 50 of the challenges at Gold or better
    Going Gold (Silver)
  • Complete 50 of the challenges at Platinum or better
    Going Platinum (Silver)
  • Complete a 25-phrase streak as a Vocalist
    Iron Lungs (Bronze)
  • Complete 300 songs in Quickplay
    Juke Box (Bronze)
  • Create a band of 4 created rockers and play a song with them locally in Career or Quickplay
    The Fabricated Four (Bronze)
  • Streak through the entirety of a song in Quickplay or Career
    No Mistakes Allowed (Bronze)
  • Play an online match with 8 players, all on the same instrument
    Me'nage a` Huit (Bronze)
  • Complete 25 Pro Face Off matches online (Win or Lose)
    Outgoing (Bronze)
  • Make and complete a setlist which is at least 1 hour long
    Play It To The Bone (Bronze)
  • Create a music studio song
    Producer (Bronze)
  • Complete at least one challenge for every instrument at Gold level or better
    Quadruple Threat (Silver)
  • Collect 101 Stars in Career
    Rising Star (Bronze)
  • Make a standard 8 player Band v Band match online, win or lose
    Rocktopus (Bronze)
  • Play at least one song in Quickplay, Career and each Competitive game type
    Sampler Plate (Silver)
  • Earn 500,000 points in a single song as a solo act
    Score Big (Bronze)
  • Earn 1,000,000 points in a single song as a solo act or band
    Score Bigger (Bronze)
  • Earn 3,000,000 points in a single song as a band
    Score Biggest (Silver)
  • Earn 5 or more Stars on a song in Career or Quickplay
    Senior Commander (Bronze)
  • Collect 303 Stars in Career
    Shooting Star (Bronze)
  • Create a custom instrument
    Customizer (Bronze)
  • Collect 808 Stars in Career
    Star Cluster (Gold)
  • As a 4 player standard band, all 4 players activate Star Power simultaneously
    Our Powers Combined (Bronze)
  • Play a song with 4 Lead Guitarists
    String Quartet (Bronze)
  • Collect 505 Stars in Career
    Super Star (Silver)
  • Complete a sponsor gig challenge at Diamond level
    Representative (Bronze)
  • Complete 20 Band Moments
    Synchronized (Bronze)
  • Unlock every venue in the world, and then some
    The Grand Tour (Silver)
  • Complete a 1001 note streak
    The Streak (Bronze)
  • Complete Career mode
    The Traditional (Silver)
  • Complete 14 songs in Quickplay
    What's an LP? (Bronze)
  • Play 5 encore gigs
    You Want More? (Bronze)
  • Collect 25 Stars in Career
    Young Star (Bronze)
  • Complete any tutorial's lesson on a new feature
    What's New? (Bronze)
  • Went super
    Over 9000! (Bronze)
  • Gave every one a chance
    Open Minded (Silver)
  • Had a brush with celebrity
    Starstruck (Bronze)
  • Came alive
    Did You Finish Like We Did? (Bronze)